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When the first concept studies for a reusable space transportation system began, the Apollo program was still in full swing and therefore it was perfectly natural to look at what this technology had to offer as thermal shielding.
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The cove is that part of the elevon which is partially inside the wing.
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Panel flutter is a self-excited dynamic-aeroelastic instability of thin plate or shell-like components of a vehicle occurring frequently, though not exclusively, in supersonic flow.
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Sivolella, D. (2014). The Orbiter’s skin: the thermal protection system. In: To Orbit and Back Again. Springer Praxis Books. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0983-0_8
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